objective: we introduce an rgd (arg-gly-asp)-containing peptide of collagen iv origin that possesses potent cell adhesion and proliferation properties. materials and methods: in this experimental study, the peptide was immobilized on an electrospun nanofibrous polycaprolactone/gelatin (pcl/gel) hybrid scaffold by a chemical bonding approach to improve cell adhesion properties of the scaffold. a...

objective: finding cell sources for cartilage tissue engineering is a critical procedure. the purpose of the present experimental study was to test the in vitro efficacy of the beta-tricalcium phosphate-alginate-gelatin (btag) scaffold to induce chondrogenic differentiation of human umbilical cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells (usscs). materials and methods: in this experimental...

objective: the incidence of heart valve disease is increasing worldwide and the number of heart valve replacements is expected to increase in the future. by mimicking the main tissue structures and properties of heart valve, tissue engineering offers new options for the replacements. applying an appropriate scaffold in fabricating tissue-engineered heart valves (tehvs) is of importance since it...

allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is used in the treatment of patients suffering from hematologic and non-hematologic disorders, but the application is limited by the identification of a suitable donor. umbilical cord blood (ucb) is an alternative source of hematopoietic stem cell (hsc) transplantation. despite all advantages, the limited cell dose is one of the  major obstacle...

Objectives- Hydroxyproline is a specific amino acid of collagen which is widely used to estimate the collagen content in biological specimens. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of the Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) on tendon gap healing using two different scaffold made from subcutaneous fascia and polypropylene tube. Design- Experimental study Animals - 16 young adult Guinea pigs...

Scaffolding errors and incorrect repeat disambiguation during de novo assembly can result in large scale misassemblies in draft genomes. Nextera mate pair sequencing data provide additional information to resolve assembly ambiguities during scaffolding. Here, we introduce NxRepair, an open source toolkit for error correction in de novo assemblies that uses Nextera mate pair libraries to identif...

today’s tissue engineering is an important and interested method to treatment of  bone lesions so tissue engineering specialists and orthopedic surgeons are forced to serve as a safe alternative to current methods.the introduction ofa scaffoldthathas thebestefficiencyisamajor challengeto scientistsand researchersin this field.the aim ofthisstudy is to investigatethe polyaniline(pani) influence ...

background the aim of this study was the ex vivo expansion of umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cells on biocompatible nanofiber scaffolds. materials and methods cd133+ hematopoietic stem cells were separated from umbilical cord blood using midimacs (positive selection) system by means of monocolonal antibody cd133 (microbeads) subsequently, flowcytometry method was done to assess the pur...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Despite extensive investigations over the past few decades, no effective therapies exist to improve the brain function in patients with TBI. Neural tissue engineering is an attractive therapeutic approach to restore the brain structure and function of damaged tissue. Bioactive motif of Stromal cell-deri...